Nov 22, 2007
Discussing the role of the filmmaker
What is the role of the filmmaker? Should he or she get actively involved in the public debate or maintain an artistic distance? With the work of Dogma 95 filmmaker Lars von Trier as starting point, Jan Simons (author of Playing the Waves), Tarja Laine (author of Shame and Desire), and filmmaker Eddy Terstall (Rent a Friend, Simon, Sextet) discuss how the notion of the filmmaker as autonomous auteur relates to film as a medium of political engagement. The discussion will be moderated by Jaap Kooijman. Eddy Terstall will show scenes from his upcoming film Vox Populi.